"They are a quick, aggressive team and they won a lot of faceoffs in their own zone," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "We had our share of opportunities."
Burrows redirected Christian Ehrhoff's shot off Niemi's pads and tapped the puck into an open net at 8:57 of the final period.

The Canucks played Sunday night in Colorado but had plenty left to outskate the Sharks, who allowed a season high in shots.

"This was a good test for us, coming in late and a little bit tired and playing against a strong team. We had a solid effort and got it done," Burrows said. Daniel Sedin, who has points in 16 of his past 18 games, opened the scoring with his 21st goal. He chipped the puck over Niemi's glove after receiving a pass from Henrik Sedin at the top of the crease.

"It means a lot to this group to come down here and get a win," Henrik Sedin said. "We've played a lot of good games here and haven't come up with a win."
Clowe tied the game early in the second, tapping in the puck following Jason Demers' shot on goal.

Edler put the Canucks back on top with a power-play goal at the 8:14 mark.
"I didn't get some of the rebounds," Niemi said. "Goalies like to face a lot of shots. It didn't feel like that many."

Marleau scored his fourth goal in six games after a 10-game drought to bring the Sharks even 4 minutes later. Mayers gave San Jose the lead with 4:39 left in the second.

Hansen tied it with 1:25 left in the period, redirecting a rebound.

"In all areas of the game I thought we played our best game of the three (recent road games)," Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said. "It was a tough grind out there for both teams and we were able to get it done."
Material from wire services and team media was used in this report.